Who do ya like for pole tomorrow in Italy?

[Captain Ahab Jr]

Originally Posted by Henry Schmidt

"Dominating the race from pole position, Sebastian Vettel finished 12 seconds clear of the field and became the youngest driver ever to win a grand prix."
A victory in the rain and driving an STR.
Rain won't help prevent a Vettel victory but misfortune may.

I was there that day, stunning drive from start to finish

[Henry Schmidt]

Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr

I was there that day, stunning drive from start to finish

Midway through the 2008 season, Suderia Torro Rosso built a car to suit Vettels talent and after two races in the new spec car, the rookie won Monza. Monza was the third points scoring race in the new car and he went on to score in almost every remaining race that year, a total of seven.IMSM
Vettel alone, out scored the entire Red Bull senior team (Newey penned car) of Webber & Coulthard combined.

[nota]

ham or kimi to pick up the most positions from mid field ?

how long before massa is told to move over

how many places will webber lose at the start ?

[livi]

I wonder what its like to be 26 years old and closing in on a very plausible 4th World Championship in a row as a F1 driver. The utter fame, money.. women.
I couldn´t handle it, I am sure.

[yellowperil]

As a HamFan I worry about his grid position, alongside Kimi (thats OK) but with Grosjean directly behind anything could happen.

We'll find out in a half hr. Time to settle in and enjoy the show.,

[URY914]

Why didn't someone stop the fool that kept waving that flag back and forth during the podium presentations?

[livi]

Well, that was kind of a disappointing result. Good race though with plenty of nice fights.

[Don Plumley]

Originally Posted by livi

Well, that was kind of a disappointing result. Good race though with plenty of nice fights.

Agreed. Wishing for a spectacular gearbox failure. Some nice driving from Kimi and Ham.

[5String43]

Quite a dull race, I thought. I am more than ready to see someone other than Vettel, some company other than an energy drink company, start winning races in F1. And yeah, I'm sick unto death of the "Number 1" salute Vettel uses every time he wins or qualifies on pole.

[jyl]

I guess I know how everyone else felt during the Schumacher years. Zzzz. If Vettel drove a red car, it would be slightly better.

[Aragorn]

This track is 98% car and 2% driver. Wrong setup or not enough aero and motor and you end up back in the pack. Don't like it because of that.

One of the current tracks that needs some tweaking to make the race more enjoyable. Some will take this recommendation as blasphemy I know.

[Zeke]

I was happy for Vettle in his first years. Now, I wish he'd just go away. He has hands like Schumacher. Very slow and steady when he's on line. He's a machine.

[Captain Ahab Jr]

Interesting but how close to the truth?

Rumours that Renault to woo Alonso to Lotus? > F1 News > Grandprix.com

[nostatic]

Interesting. I don't think Alonso wants Kimi as a teammate. Also Alonso won with Renault, so I could see him going forward into the past.

Kimi and Ferrari though...didn't we see that before?

[imcarthur]

Originally Posted by Zeke

He's a machine.

He truly is. Just like Schumacher when he was wearing red. It makes for some seriously boring racing. When the highlight of a race is watching LH claw his way back up into points . . .

Maybe the engine change next year will help.

Ian

[URY914]

FA has said he wants to finish his career in a red car.

[911Freak]

Massa just tweeted he's out of Ferrari at end of season. Clears the way for nico hulkenburg or Kimi the iceman??

Kimi - Alonso? Doubtfull
Alonso - Hulk? Probable

If the iceman cometh back to Ferrari I see Alonso back to Lotus/Renault in 2015. (Caveat being he doesn't win WDC next year)

Interesting times indeed

[URY914]

Two former WDC on the same team will never work. Never has in the past. Someone has to be the clear #1.

[Henry Schmidt]

Next year everything is new and Red Bull / Vettel could easily start the year on their heels. What we've seen from Vettel / Newey Et Al is that five races in, the season will change and Vettel historically finishes like a freight train.
This year I wouldn't be surprised to see Vettel win 4 of the remaining 7 even with 4 world driving champions in the field and Weber foaming at the mouth for one more victory.

[jyl]

F1 lately has been an excellent way to get a fine Sunday nap.